Skinfold thickness measurements are better predictors of body fat percentage than body mass index in male Spanish children and adolescents

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• Publication year

  1998

• Venue

  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

• Publication date

  1998-08-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600606PMID 9725657
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